New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-31
oA RsMEN TESTING THEIR STRENGTH.
CROWDS WITNESS THE HARLEM RsGATTA.
THE CREWS OF SIXTEEN ROWING CLUBS COMPETE
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FOR EIGHT GOLD MEDALS.
was pretty sight that greeted the "a peeped
through the clouds down upon the Harlem River for
,e minutes yesterday morning Rowboats Of all sizes
and descriptions, containing specimens OF humanity
almost diversified dotted the river as they sought FAVOR
abIe postions from which to watch the races while now
and then brightly costumed darted by In his
swift shell as his morning constitutional" The
cause OF the unusual appearance OF the river was the
eighteenth regatta OF tho Harlem Regatta Association
the trial heats which be rowcd In the forenoon
and the finals in the afternoon
william b. Curtis referee and the timekeepers
were j. Behrens, Charles Reed and j. Atkinson Inc
,udees of the finish W. X. Foster, G. p Knevas
Henry Hamimau and Waldo sprague The barge COM
mittce was Walter O. woolley, j. Perry Rker and Ben
iamin 10th The delegates the referees boat were
President T. G. Barry, OF the NewYOrk Rowing CLUB;
Weep resident r. o. Morse. Of the Nassau Boat Club
Secretary Fred vilmar OF the Nassau Boat Club; A. b.
simonds Columbia Boat Club Joseph f. ONeil, Nom
pareii Boat Club; T. F. Shields, Union Boat Club
Walter C. woollcy, Metropolitan Rowing Club T. c. Va
Raden Atalana Boat Club and George d. Phillips, New
York Athletic Club.
The prizes. which awarded to the winners In the
final heats gold medals and they were distributed
among the coutesng clubs as follows: Metropoltans,
.. New-York Rowing Club, Union, Active, New
York Athletic Club 1 {; Dauntess l; Nassau. o; Alta
lanta. o; Columbia, o: Nonparei, O.; Friendship o.
HUDSON. o. Bradford o. Palisade,O; Hudson'o and
Albany. o.
The trial heats begun at 10 o'clock, and were all
over n one mile straightsway course down the river
from McCombs Dam Bridge to Gates's Lumber Dock
rhe contests were follows the boats numbering from
the New-York shore:
Junior single.-First won by c. T. schesnger No 81
New York athletic. min ga seq second O. Eltz
40 a. NO time taken isaac Frschkorn NO u entered
Sn wa; ruled ed out Ct SssS oop
tau Time min 10 second F. g. Macdonald SNG -
s r%s a. Pali,ais dine min fourth W Good
r. r. Dewof (No q Pasade time, 7 min SO sec second
George shecnsp no 81 Eagle time min 10 'eci third
ngeFr,i heat By John q Gu s,,1Ss:
no p Mon time. min 2sE .ecI third Harry Camp
bell $50 y Albany 10 time fourth W. C. - Kemp p Goo o.p
ier 90 81 Metropolitan time min Sec: second p =
S SSi SSo Eoapa!. f% no ,im% " 's'' -
81" ,.cH "on e oy Rowing
club 90 time min ~ sec seeona neat so wSh
ne Tohpara crew 90 p time sec Third heat
second, "So ~ Columbia coegs scratch crew. time MIN
Tint Columbia Freshmen ere" SN@ pemaIk S
ero % nj iSf one 10 Tor no boat Lead Ran
length at any during The Columbia treshms9
io~sd 10 inc form coming in only htee zee. est
SSP the Nissan crew ana gained for them
In the the were over the same course
but rowed in the opposite direction ltom e o t
ings contests, on account OF the de rive ,b
lowed while both the land and the "atea Tue
ern beonn shortly after o'clock aud we're follows
positions being numbered from the New-forE shors;
Double scus-A walk over" for the metropolitan DoAt
Wilnaln G,eirrt bow John Regain stroke no time -.
IunIor singles dor winners tf4l heat,lwon By j. W.
Dawson 80 p. Metropolitan time. MN y Soc
AL sec e. + schesinRer (No ~. New.fork Atheuc'
Gigs-A Of the Day seemed to DO
S1S%S. So gin 10 ie crew 81 tho Rowing club
ouirEger. Consequently The race Was poston "1
an hour called AGAIN As me worn 20 =" 49,,
for Second time nj the Aalanta crew orgo,
.r t oats got fair start The rsce the sew.
York Row. g 81 time min Al u see second tne
ATLANTA 80. u, time, min - Sec lhiu' s' N
Jnpor Fonr oared shrl.-won by the Union crew 20 y
tine min ~, soc The Son roed "a ane form
for the hsme when they 'onieh anu ran mt" THO
senior sinTe. Tor winners in TRIAL heats by william
j. Cummings $50 l.. ErSllord no time TAKEN - Nuni'
| i,ings .toppsi ruNing before the finish ~, q, 10
Fouroarsd Bargs-won ~ ne Active Gre" ~, ~ Min
O min Ga sec second the valencia crew 90 " IN
10 sec. third ATLANTA crew 90 ~ no uihe ,-A'"
fourth the sew Athletic Gnu crew. 40 I'M SS Gre
40 Il IN q 4Sia second, the I ,e
b In g min OLA third. the Albania crew. ID" ""'
senior Four shells Won By the Nsw,YSrk Eoslns
Clint crew mo II time. min 51s sec secohu' nN""
| ores no. -. time. D min 6VS sec =.
The only crew entered the Harlem soup Tor eighs
was the columbia College varsity Cre", anu 'ni' 0uP
not raced Tor. 800 III tho ,,.,,a " u IA
never more truly applicable than 10 the hn race Sese
day the contest 0f winners III tle ua' ~
tho eightoared shells The DannlleSs ere" ne. M
New side. the Nereus middle ana the NASSAU .uo
Wesfchest-r side At word go the DsnhteNs crew
gained slight advantage while the Nereus ere" seeIeI
badly. Nassau was close AT cue SUI vs. e'
Dauntless however. all three boats were wlthn
boats length Of each other Bets on all three crews rose
rap.dy willie the excitement RACED al FEVER near
nv were e1artly abreast and the Dalhtess scel"u
10 move slowly ahead while the Nassau cr'pt up 70
AT last vita desperate squirt tie Dauntes'
lose second 10 minutes aud 23a seconds, and length
ahead OF the Nereus boat